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No charge is made when the mother Is attending a clinic or
class on the premises or if the mother or father is in receipt
of National Assistance Benefit. Otherwise a charge of 1/3 per
session is made, but this may be abated in certain circumstances.
Since the creche was opened it has proved a great success
and has been welcomed by many parents.
The county Council also maintain the following four Day Nurseries
in the Borough which are available for children up to five
years of age:-
Brook Green Day Nursery
Dalling Road Day Nursery
Latimer Road Day Nursery
Uxbridge Road Day Nursery
Each is open on Mondays to Fridays from 7,30 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
and the charge for children received into them is based en the parent'
s income and is reduced if the circumstances warrant it.
Domestic Help Service
This service, also administered by the county council employs
19 full-time and 68 part-time helpers and maintained its good and
valuable work, during the year Its local headquarters are in the
Public Health Department at the Torn Hall.
Number of cases in which help was provided:-
Maternity 27
Tuberculous 46
Other 982
1,359 effective visits were made to various homes by the organiser
and her staff.
International certificates of vaccination and inoculation
Arrangements continued during the year for the authentication
by the Medical Officer of Health of the signatures of Doctors on
certificates of vaccination and inoculation required by travellers
from this country going abroad.
This authentication is required to prove that the Doctor named
on the certificate as having carried out the vaccination or inoculation
is a duly registered medical practitioner
During the year 451 certificates were authenticated.
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